The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-04-13
RISING WATERS.
The Freshet still Continues in Parts
of New England.
The Water interfering with Rail.
road Travel.
No Great Losses Yet as Yet Re-
ported

CoNTocooK, April 12.-Depot Square in
Warner is submerged with water from War
ner river. Elias saw mill has suspended bus
mess. At East Bradford the highway is sub
merged four or five feet and the mills are
stopped at Wesl Henniker and West Hop
kinton The thaw continues and the water
in the river is still very high, having risen
since yesterday. AT this village O number
of buildings on the river bank are partially
submerged In various places in this and
other towns the highways are submerged
and travel obstructed. The pile bridge on
the Concord and Petersboro railroad Is re-
ported In danger from pressure of the ice.
As the waters spreads over the interyales
tnere is less increase in the river.
ROCHESTER,, N. H., April 12-Cocheco
river has been rising steadily. Business on
the river is entirely suspended today. Large
quantities OF snow lie along the river banks.
freshet is apprhended.
UTICA, N. Y, April 12.-Interference with
the travel of the New York Central and
Hudson River railroad by high water, which
began yesterday. continues today, notwith-
standing the lower temperature has checked
tne thaw. The tracks from Fort Plain to
Fonda were under water at some points to
Of Pallatine bridge station the water was 10
feet deep on the track. Under these circum-
stances 1t is impossible to tell how many cul-
verts have been washed out or estimate
what length Of time may be necessary to re-
pair the damage after the flood subsidies. All
through trains running between Albany and
Syracuse are sent by Utica via West Shore
roads. Last evening the bulkhead which
supplies water for dozen or more mills and
factories was swept away necessitating the
closing OF large number of establishments.
CANAJoHARIE, , A: Y, April 12.--The wa
N InIno 1rrfxrz L. l..
ceding slightly. The flood has been the
worst in 20 years, and the damage done is
very great. 1t is feared tonight that old
Fort Plain bridge will knock the Fonda
bridge from its abutments.
SPRINaFIELD, Vt, April 1.-THE spring
floods In the Connecticut and Black rivers
are the highest for % years. An ice jam in
the Connecticut last night set the water back
several miles, flooding the highways, mead
ows and farms. A hole was knocked in
Cheshire bridge and one pier damaged by
ice. The jam broke this afternoon and the
bridge is now safe. The water has fallen
eight feet since noon, and the highways are
again passable. One highway bridge was
smashed by the ice. The dam at Berkens-
vile VI on Black river was swept away. The
Hartford trestle passed Charleston this af-
ternoon. Business is suspended in the mills
until the floods are over.
NASHUA, NH, April 1.-THE Merrimack
and Nashua rivers have continued rising all
day with indications that they have sreached
the extent of the flood. iThe Merrimack is
now ten feet above the low water mark, and
rising at the rate of one inch per hour, hav-
ing oyerfowed its banks in places. No dam
age has been done aside from partial suspen-
sion of work at the Jackson company's
mills.
MONTREAL. April 12.-Trains from the
east were greatly delayed today by the floods
in New England. The southeastern train,
due this morning is expected to arrive to-
night. The Vermont Central train is over
six hours late. As far as can be ascertained
there has not been any regular washout but
the lines are partially flooded all along SO
trains can only run slowly.